Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
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About Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso formerly called Upper Volta is a flat country in West Africa with hills in the west and southeast of the country. It is one of the Sahel counties. The land is green in the south, with forests and fruit trees, and desert in the north. Although Burkina Faso has fascinating landscapes and wildlife, tourism is not well developed.
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General information
- Capital: Ouagadougou
- Language: French
- Climate: Tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
- Timezone: UTC+0
- Currency: 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) = 100 centimes
- Electricity plugs: c e (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 13.925.313 (2005)
- Interl. accesscode +226
- Toplevel domain .bf
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Good to know
Burkina Faso has over 60 ethnic groups with their own cultural heritage, like the Mossi, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande and Fulani.
Religion: Muslim, Indigenous, Christian
National holiday: Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
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